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Episode 40 of the Mavens Do It Better Podcast features Director of Public Affairs, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, Dr. John Erickson, Ph.D. John also serves as a commissioner on the California Commission on the Status of Women, having been appointed by Governor Jerry Brown in 2017. In addition to the commission, John serves as the President of the Hollywood Chapter for the National Organization for Women (NOW), a Planning Commissioner for the City of West Hollywood, a Board member for the ACLU of Southern California, a Board member for the National Organization for Women (NOW), and the Legislative Action Chair for Stonewall Democratic Club.\nJohn and Heather caught up virtually from West Hollywood, CA and Marina del Rey, CA. \nListen in as John and Heather talk about:\n\u2022\tHis involvement in helping start the Women\u2019s March Los Angeles, with 800,000 people meeting and protesting in Pershing Square in 2017 and with 1.5 million people attending over the past 3 years \u2013 the most massive marches held in California.\n\u2022\tJohn\u2019s work as the Director of Public Affairs for Planned Parenthood in Los Angeles and how the organization fights for reproductive healthcare and rights by making policy, connecting groups, people and organizations, and providing access to healthcare (low-cost, affordable care including education programs, advocacy, and health services).\n\u2022\tHow men can and should be involved with women\u2019s rights, health, and issues and what it means to him to be a feminist in the world. John shares his thoughts on how we get to true gender equality by looking at our privilege, using that privilege to make change, and understanding how patriarchy affects all of us no matter what gender. \n\u2022\tWhat a 501(c)(4) organization is and how non-profits work talking 501(c)(3) vs. 501(c)(4) - and how 501(c)(4)s are involved in political work and advocacy. \n\u2022\tA look into getting his Ph.D. from The Claremont Colleges in American Religious History focusing on the separation between sexuality and spiritually within the LGBTQ community from Stonewall to the fight for Marriage Equality.